Baseballi-game apparatus



R. DE TAMBLE. BASEBALL GAME APPARATUS.

APPucATloN mso MAR. 29. |919.

Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

Aunrrsun sYrATEs PATENT oF'FioE.

RICHARD DE TAMBLE; or nE-'rRomMIoHIGAm ,BAsEBALI. -G'Aivin ArPARATus.

TOUR/whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, RICHARD DE TAMBLE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented eer tain newr and useful Improvements 'in Baseball-Game Apparatus,of which the following vis a specification, reference beinghadv therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention aims to provide a baseball game that may be participated in by adults, as well as juveniles, the same requiring no physical skill and yet affording considerable amusement particularly to those participants who arel baseball enthusiasts or familiar with the game.

My invention further aims to provide a baseball game apparatus including a boardV or plat laid out or divided: into different territories, as theinfields and outfields, andY associated with the board or plat is a dice box and dice by which the participants of a gamedetermine the various plays to be made.

The game maybe participated in by any number of players divided into sides or teams, and it is by using suitable pawns, in-V dictors and score cards, that it is possible for two persons to playrthe game.

Referring to the f drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of a board or plat having aperspectiveview of a ball park, and Fig. 2 is a perspective-view of adice box and dice.

The reference numeral 34 denotes a board or plat having printed or otherwise marked thereon the representation of a ball park, showing thefbleachers in the outfield, with the main grandstand eliminated. The park is crossed by a multiplicity of intersecting lines and these lines, at the two sides of the park are numbered l to 30 inclusive. The lines at one side of the park are at an angleto therlines at the opposite side-v Specification of Letters Patent. Patevt'd Dei, v9,

Application mea March 29, 1919'. seriai'No. aegoss. f

port in proximity thereto. A dic'erboxJ 3.55 may be used, if desired, and-as.citedinthef" 'beginning any number'l of'kplay'ers mayapre.

ticipatef-in ithf gameJjTheplayers may tbe? divided into-teams," each havingA a k captain and others may be known as a pi'tclierd?,Y'"`4 vand a batter. The pitcher may manipulate the .'dice for 'certain .plays and. Vt he -bat', `ter the other plays, and the participants` mayassume thej duties of"` a pitcher.V or bat#` ter,- dependingff'on written rules andfregug lations adopted prior-to startingsthe game..

As any instance ofsuch'r rules and'- thezfmanff ner in which the gameemay, be .fplayed,fthefV following rules and regulationsset forth the `preferable methodof carrying my invention into effect:

I Howy "ro'PnAy.

Hot; to met.

i Player deciding to pitch throws. one die called pitching die.- v'lotals count as follows:

l-pitch is ovens 2 1 balll for batter.

4 1 ball.

-oven 6-over.

If the batter secures four balls to first base. This isa,bas'e-fon\ balls??y How to bat.

When pitch shows ov"e1"2 bjatter--ma'yffor' may not try to hit. If he does not try tof hit he is charged Withl. strike. If he tries to hit he throws l die called batting diei..

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number of the line numbered at Athe .leftrv border of the field, the second throw that of the line numbered at the right "borden rlhe point at which these two sect is the answer.

Popcircle isout..v

lines inter Pop-ey or high-ey ha .anywhere with@ .Y

tory is out.

. Doubtful. Ms.

Grounders hit in any nelders circle batter is o'i'1t.V

Grounders hit'in the infield but not inany infielders circle is a-doubtful77 hit. Players then make one throw each of two dice. kUnless batting player throw majority of twoor more batter is out."

Entra base-Mts. lI

Any safe made on orbeyond eitherof lines 23 is a two base hit; on or beyond lines 26a three base hit; on or beyond lines.

28 or outside boundaries of the field is a home runl Y Rules for buse remmers. Y'

Base runners vadvance same number 'of bases as batter on any safe hit. (Runner occupyingsecond base always scores von a Y safe outfield hit.)

'45- a doubtful hit whether batter is safe or ter is credited with a sacrifice fly.

'other runners can advance on a fly out.

l VBase'runner occupying third base scoresV on flyball77 hit onor beyond either of lines 20 whether batter is safe or out, except onl third out. 'If runner scores on fly out bat- No Base runners always advance one base on out. -j Y v Double plays.

yBase runners cannot advance on any grounder hit in any iniielders circle 'unless forced to dorso, to make room yfor a followingrunner. Ifl any runner or runnersV are forced on such a hit fielding playerj may;

try for a double playias follows :V opponents each throw two dice, unless batting player throws total of at least *one YmoreY than field-v ing player the vfarthest advanced forced y yor high-fly hit in any V(n itfielders runner isout.l A similar throw is their maderto retirethe batter at first base, the batting-player againhaving to throw a -j majority. In case the fielding player did not try for a double play the batter would beout at firstl automatically. f

' l Stealing bases. A 65 .Base runners may try to advance by'steali ing. To stealthe batting player announces his intentionand the action occursonY the v following pitch. Opponents each Ythrow two dice. Batting'player mustthrow total 70 of one more than opponent to steall second;

two more to steal third and threeto steal Y home. If more than one runner. try to steal at vsame time play is always on the farthest advanced runner, the other runners always being safe. If batter shouldhit Ythe pitch on which runners are stealing the play Vwould be governed by Vrules covering the hit.

. y E'frrors.`V c Y 80 if eidngpiayer throw we aces in-tryx ing to retire any runner on a doubtful hit,

runners advance one base. l

From the foregoingit will Vbe observed steal or double play it is anferror and Aall VVthat if the rules arefollowed out or any slight variations thereof that thevgame will: A be very interesting to those familiarwith l the usual baseball-gameyand while in the .drawing there is illustrateda preferredeo yform of board yor yplat, it is obvious Vthat they Y same maybe finished to represent avr ball Y.

park more or le-ss elaborate than that shown.Y

A baseball game apparatus; comprising-a 95 board or plat having printed or otherwise marked thereon the in andfoutfieldsof a baseball park, the board or plat havin'gconu centric circles printed or otherwiseV marked thereon to indicate the players positions inf .the outfield and vsingle circles in the iniieldjf` intersecting lines traversing the inand out-. ieldsat the'sides of said in and outfelds v where said Vlines are consecutively desigf Y. nated starting at thatrangleof the board A nearest the ineld, andthe use of'ineans and positionsof the players.V Y c. v In testimony whereof VI affix imysignatureV in the presence of two witnesses.'

f RICHARDDE 'VlAMBlQE.v

adapted Vto determine the different plays AViitnesses:` Y Lewis VE. FLANDER, .Y ANNA'M. DoRR. 

